Wedding Poem composed for the Groom, Elisha Simcha, by a friend with initialled IS”A. An extensive 16 stanza wedding poem consisting of four lines per stanza

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: $1,000

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author

(ITALY)

Place

Italy

Publication

Late 18th-Early 19th Century

Description

Hebrew manuscript in Italian cursive script. Brown ink on paper. Within an elaborate historiated woodcut border depicting a mandolin player, cherubs and floral and fruit motifs

summary

An elegant token of friendship, found among the upper-classes of Jewish-Italian society

Large folio leaf. Mat overlaid

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